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2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

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$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 Avg Student Debt

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 19,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Escoffier - Boulder take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,431. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $146.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the United States. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

Of the 24 students majoring in culinary arts at SOWELA, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Culinary Arts majors at Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles take out an average of $9,884 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $344, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 9,052
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4,322
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,156
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,380
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 801
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 411
Culinary Science/Culinology 196
Bartending/Bartender 183
Institutional Food Workers 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 84
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 35
Wine Steward/Sommelier 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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